Looking for comprehensive reading response activities for the NZ School Journal Level 2 November 2024? Our expertly designed resource offers everything you need to bring the stories and articles in this publication to life. Perfect for both classroom and distance learning, this resource includes paper-based and digital (Google Slides) options to suit your teaching needs….
These activities have been created to specifically support the teaching and learning of three suffixes: -ing, -ed, -s With initial modelling and scaffolding, these activities are intended to be completed independently to build students’ skills in following instructions, fine motor skills and stamina to complete tasks. In this Phonics and Structured Suffixes Activities…
This colourful set of 32 Context Clues Tasks Cards helps students to use clues when reading to understand the meaning of unknown words. Print and laminate these context clues task cards for regular use! These semantics activities align with the Science of Reading (SoR) and are a practical addition to your structured literacy programme. Activities link…
Save your time and know that your students are completing follow-up activities featuring a range of reading and fine motor skills. This resource provides follow-up activities for a selection of 8 Yellow/Blue Level 8/9 readers found in New Zealand and Australian schools. An engaging format is used to develop your students’ sense of agency and…
Blast off into space while improving reading comprehension with our Apollo 11 Moon Landing close reading activities. A differentiated non-fiction passage with six pages of unique and engaging higher-order thinking tasks. This pack includes a full digital pack – ready for Google Classroom and Microsoft One Drive. In this First Moon Landing Reading Activities…
Explore The Kuia and the Spider, the classic New Zealand picture book, in your classroom with our easy-to-use activities. These activities combining comprehension and vocabulary skills with the higher-order thinking skills of applying new knowledge and creating and synthesising. These activities would suit students from Year 3-6. Please note: To complete these activities you…
Boost your students’ literacy and historical understanding with this engaging resource. Centred on the “The Māori Pioneer Battalion” article from the Level 3 June 2014 School Journal, this comprehensive resource effectively develops reading comprehension skills while deepening knowledge of Anzac Day and World War I. Ideal for structured literacy programmes! This teaching tool engages…
Learn about the upcoming 2023 Women’s World Cup with this reading and literacy pack. This engaging resource includes an informational non-fiction passage, reading and vocabulary questions, links to explore the topic further, and higher-order thinking tasks. Just print and go! In this 2023 Women’s World Cup pack you will receive: 1. One text…
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